Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

M.C. Perry student wrestles busy schedule,makes his way to top - U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Justin Williamson, assistant coach for Matthew C. Perry High School wrestling and operations officer with the Provost Marshals Office, left, Marshall China, a sophomore at M.C. Perry High School, and Coach Munsell, head coach for Matthew C. Perry High School wrestling, pose for a photo at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Feb. 21, 2018. Williamson and Munsell have coached China for two years and have provided support and motivation to China throughout his wrestling journey. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Muriah King)

Matthew C. Perry Elementary School welcomed the Shunan International Children’s Club for a performance at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Feb. 12, 2018. - Yuna and Sana Kosaka, members of the Shunan International Children’s Club, perform a traditional Japanese dance during a visit to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Feb. 12, 2018. Over 60 students from Shunan City danced, sang, played instruments and demonstrated traditional martial arts for students from the Matthew C. Perry and Iwakuni Elementary Schools. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Muriah King)

MCAS Iwakuni gives a warm sayonara to Sgt. Maj. Garza - U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Paul Rock Jr., commanding general of Marine Corps Installations Pacific, presents Sgt. Maj. Christopher J. Garza, former sergeant major of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, with the Meritorious Service Medal during a relief ceremony here, Feb. 8, 2018. Garza is headed to Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, to assume the post of sergeant major for the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Carlos Jimenez)

Leaders walk toward unity - U.S. Marine Corps Col. Richard F. Fuerst, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, addresses local Japanese news media during the Eighth Joint Leadership Walk in Iwakuni City, Japan, Jan. 31, 2018. The event displayed the effort put forth by MCAS Iwakuni to strengthen the existing relationship with the Japanese community and showcased the working relationship between Japanese leaders and MCAS Iwakuni. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Jones)

Iwakuni animal-lovers take note - Courtesy photo of mammals at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni has a growing wildlife population. Birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians can be found in growing numbers throughout various locations, taking up temporary habitats on fields and near bodies of water. Inherently having wildlife on an air station isn’t a problem, but it becomes one when they interact negatively with the operations of the airfield. In this case, it’s Bird/Wildlife Aircraft Strike Hazard, or BASH. (Courtesy photo)

Marine Corps Community Services (MCCS) welcomed enlisted U.S. Marines and Sailors, grades E-5 and below, to celebrate the grand opening of the Hangar E-Club at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 26, 2018. - DJ Yone plays music during the Hangar E-Club’s grand opening at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 26, 2018. The Hangar E-Club is a joint project between the Defense Policy Review Initiative and MCCS intending to provide the enlisted grades, E-5 and below, a place of their own. The two-story building’s features include a VIP lounge, poolroom and food court on the first floor, and four bars and a dance floor, which can accommodate 250 people on the second. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Muriah King)

Local farmers give station students a sweet surprise - Guests present the students of Matthew C. Perry and Iwakuni Elementary School with mikans during a mikan presentation at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 19, 2018. Twenty crates of mikans were brought for the students of both elementary schools as a way to help strengthen the U.S. - Japan friendship. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Muriah King)

Dads, daughters saddle up to dance night away - Service members and their daughters attend the Boots ‘n Belles Daddy-Daughter Dance at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 13, 2018. Fathers and daughters danced, took photos, played games and won raffle contests as they shared a night and created memories together. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Carlos Jimenez)

MCAS Iwakuni residents, Japanese locals bond through calligraphy event - U.S. Marine Corps Col. Richard Fuerst, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japanese government officials and participants pose for a photo as part of the U.S.-Japan joint calligraphy event, “Kakizome,” at Waki Town, Japan, Jan. 6, 2018. The purpose of the event was to bring the Japanese and American community together by sharing cultural values through art. “Kakizome” is a tradition the Japanese people participate in at the beginning of each year, and it resembles what is known in the Western Hemisphere as a New Year’s resolution. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mason Roy)

Air transportation division conducts ribbon cutting for air freight facility - U.S. Marine Corps Col. Richard F. Fuerst, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, senior-ranking leadership and guests pose for a picture during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 8, 2018. The ceremony was held by the air transportation division (ATD) to celebrate the full operability of a nearly 50,000-square-foot air freight facility that opened October 2017 but wasn’t fully functional until recently. The new facility increases ATD’s capability to conduct cargo and sustainment operations in support of the growing air station. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Jones)